Abstract: The invention relates to a novel pharmaceutical sustained release formulation of guaifenesin. The formulation may comprise a hydrophilic polymer, preferably a hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, and a water-insoluble polymer, preferably an acrylic resin, in a ratio range of about one-to-one (1:1) to about six-to-one (6:1), more preferably a range of about three-to-two (3:2) to about four-to-one (4:1), and most preferably about two-to-one (2:1), by weight. This formulation capable of providing therapeutically effective bioavailability of guaifenesin for at least twelve hours after dosing in a human subject. The invention also relates to a modified release guaifenesin tablet which has two portion: the first portion comprises an immediate release formulation of guaifenesin and the second portion comprises a sustained release formulation of guaifenesin as described above.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 28, 2000
Date of Patent:
April 16, 2002
Assignee:
Adams Laboratories, Inc.
Inventors:
Ralph W. Blume, Robert D. Davis, Donald Jeffrey Keyser
Abstract: A pharmaceutical dosage form comprising a tablet containing a non-steroidal anti inflammatory drug and misoprostol, wherein the non-steroidal anti inflammatory drug is in the form of coated pellets.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 20, 2001
Date of Patent:
November 20, 2001
Assignee:
Norton HealthCare Ltd.
Inventors:
Austen John Woolfe, Gordon McIntyre, Nitin Vadilal Sheth